F*ckthemkids
Superstar
Why they just didn't go full-blown three part saga with the movie? Its obvious the plot was there, but the reporter POV just killed the whole dynamic of what the common viewer is trying to understand. In their eye, especially mines...its just a bunch of flat ideas and war. Like the sniper scene...why the soldiers are in a standoff with the guy and whats the backstory behind it?
How the president ended up causing the fractions to begin with?
There's so many questions about this damn movie to the point it's making my neck hurt. This would have been a amazing 3 part saga or just a HBO series. Something to bridge the gap and get me into such a plot, as the movie itself served nothing but emptiness and probably the worst characters in existence. Why not do a Saving Private Ryan and have the plot from a rival perspective? Maybe have the POV of the president or do a radio/internet life feed chatter of the events going on. Something that could give you all the aspects of a plot that seemed to be lost by the dumb ass rhyme and reason from the upstart of the movie (We got to get to DC because the president is cornered, lol).
This is what some other people were saying. They feel like despite having information about the conflict, they just feel dumped in the middle of a story.
1st part should have been President circumventing the constitution, and the direct result of that. The initial non-combat feelings, The reaction from the general public, politicians. Showing the states succeed and adding commentary from both their governors, and those that sought to stay apart of the "USA".
2nd part should have shown escalation...Negotiations, conventions, etc. Troop mobilizations. Mediation attempts both foreign and domestic. Overthrow attempts, and finally devaluation of the dollar and eventual financial collapse...Because as you remember a sandwich costs $300.00
3rd part should have been the movie this movie. Reporters on the ground basically personalizing some of the war effort, and of course the eventual resolution, which as killing the president.
Or hell...It could have actually been done in stream format with 8 hour long episodes.